Closing May 31, 2016 The Salt Spring Island Potters Guild invites emerging and established ceramic artists and potters from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands to enter their work in its inaugural ceramic awards competition. The Salt Spring Island Ceramic …Continue reading →

-Public Safety and Solicitor General Courtesy of IMPACT This April is Auto Crime Enforcement Month in B.C. and the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT), the Province of British Columbia and Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) are …Continue reading →

Road closed Shortly before 11pm on Wednesday, March 30, the Sooke Fire Department posted on both Facebook and Twitter that an MVI on Westcoast Rd at Whiffen Spit has resulted in a road closure. West coast rd near Whiffin Spit …Continue reading →

–Jill Wark It’s cookie season! Girl Guide cookies are available NOW. We will be selling in the community (our annual cookie blitz), April 2 and April 3. We’re trying something new this year, so watch for Girl Guides at your door …Continue reading →

Dear readers, I need your creativity, your brilliance. I’m tapped out when it comes to thinking of a new survey question every week, so I’m turning it over to the SPN readership. If you have any ideas, suggestion and questions, …Continue reading →

Just a short article to announce that Jenny’s Country Pantry and Tea Shoppe is now open! This sit-down eatery is located on the North-East corner of Sooke Road and Church, at 6596 Sooke Road. Signage is not yet up, but the …Continue reading →

Child support payments will no longer impact eligibility for parents already receiving or applying for child care subsidies, starting April 1, 2016, putting money back in the pockets of the families that need it most. These changes will have an …Continue reading →

–District of Sooke District of Sooke Council voted March 29, 2016, to provide the required notice to EPCOR WATER (WEST) INC. (EPCOR) to advise that the District will not seek renewal of its operational contract for the wastewater system. The …Continue reading →